Canada vs OECD members: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre
Canada
1.78 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2024
OECD members
1.23 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
5th
OECD members rank
3rd
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- OECD members
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.78 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.55 sq. km per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5221 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5221 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5221 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5302 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.21 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5327 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.74 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.22 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5216 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.77 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.539 sq. km per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre, Canada or OECD members?
- Canada, at 1.78 sq. km per square kilometre against 1.23 sq. km per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre between Canada and OECD members?
- 0.55 sq. km per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and OECD members rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.